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Dreamer Tatum

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118. I'm not cherry picking her priorities.

Thu Aug 16, 2012, 01:52 PM

Aug 2012

I'm pointing out that she has aspects of her life that are held as morally objectionable
to many people here.

And that is a fact.

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Just what has Chelsea Clinton done that makes her so admirable? [View all] cali Aug 2012 OP

Haven't heard any swooning. elleng Aug 2012 #1

there's a thread with a number of adoring posts cali Aug 2012 #3

Glad I've missed it. elleng Aug 2012 #4

+1 nt NCTraveler Aug 2012 #10

You would have done well to cite it at the outset to give people a contextual base for your, er, MADem Aug 2012 #25

Okay. aquart Aug 2012 #2

I'm not one for political dynasties based on a last name. Ikonoklast Aug 2012 #5

Agreed. The only political dynasty in the US hifiguy Aug 2012 #18

What about the Roosevelts? UnrepentantLiberal Aug 2012 #32

Or the Kennedys? GoCubsGo Aug 2012 #38

Good point. hifiguy Aug 2012 #41

I'm not aware of any Roosevelt descendants. UnrepentantLiberal Aug 2012 #51

Kermit Roosevelt , a CIA man, was instrumental in overthrowing the Iranian government in 1953. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2012 #59

Quite a career. UnrepentantLiberal Aug 2012 #71

that really shouldn't be looked upon as a positive action frylock Aug 2012 #144

there are a fair number. for example, mark roosevelt HiPointDem Aug 2012 #120

I don't think I like Teddy's offspring. UnrepentantLiberal Aug 2012 #128

yes, there seems to be a multi-generation involvement with intelligence services, for starters. HiPointDem Aug 2012 #134

I heard one on the radio the other day Marrah_G Aug 2012 #133

i think there are rather a few of them around, not always with the roosevelt surname. HiPointDem Aug 2012 #135

Bobby was rising power in his own right, I though for certain he could have been president Ikonoklast Aug 2012 #48

not a dynasty. one generation held office and most of them were killed. HiPointDem Aug 2012 #123

You said it more clearly than I. hifiguy Aug 2012 #125

What about the marsis Aug 2012 #63

For the most part, that highlights what I oppose. Ikonoklast Aug 2012 #66

one of the cokeheads did and won rbrnmw Aug 2012 #150

WTF? Swooning? Adoration? Giddy excitement? MADem Aug 2012 #6

You mention the negatives but fail to mention the positives cali Aug 2012 #9

I think you need to stop, slow down, and read what I wrote. MADem Aug 2012 #19

Fortunately, I doubt many of Chelsea's peers hifiguy Aug 2012 #22

Geez, all she said is that she didn't rule anything out. It's not like she's declared for office. MADem Aug 2012 #70

Good point. hifiguy Aug 2012 #72

That's no lie--if "Jorge P" runs I'll be aghast! And he's the best of a rather bad lot! nt MADem Aug 2012 #76

What!? You're not a fan of nepotism? nt fadedrose Aug 2012 #7

She got shat on by Rush Limbaugh when she was 13. Skinner Aug 2012 #8

Yes, she got shat on by Rush Limbaugh as a kid cali Aug 2012 #12

you're coming off very jealous. progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #15

i admit to being jealous of how spectacularly well-connected she is BOG PERSON Aug 2012 #21

Well-connected does not deny failure. LanternWaste Aug 2012 #85

ah, could you perhaps phrase that less euphemistically BOG PERSON Aug 2012 #88

Now, that's where you're wrong. Look at the last pResident for a perfect example. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #149

Oh, I don't know that she will never know the taste of failure...Dubya was "connected" too. whathehell Aug 2012 #107

Chelsea, just like Malia and Sasha Obama ,will never know the taste of failure. Autumn Aug 2012 #129

Or never have to worry about making money treestar Aug 2012 #143

beats the hell out of me BOG PERSON Aug 2012 #146

no she's not. but the "jealous" canard is inevitably trotted out whenever the privileged are mildly HiPointDem Aug 2012 #23

not at all. cali Aug 2012 #31

Ugh. ForgoTheConsequence Aug 2012 #62

"That outweighs asshole comments by deranged wingnuts." Says who? MADem Aug 2012 #75

wait a minute: do you actually know that she heard that comment as a kid? cali Aug 2012 #78

They didn't keep her locked in a closet, you know. She went to Sidwell. She had friends. MADem Aug 2012 #89

I don't resent her. I find your insistence that I do quite creepy. cali Aug 2012 #93

You're the one who started this creepy trainwreck of a thread, that misrepresents what the woman MADem Aug 2012 #98

The same things mitt romney did, for starters, when she worked for avenue capital & mckinsey. HiPointDem Aug 2012 #97

Mitt Romney spoke up in defense of Sandra Fluke and women in politics? MADem Aug 2012 #101

avenue capital & mckinsey are participants in the dismantlement of the US industrial economy, HiPointDem Aug 2012 #104

Since she hasn't said she's running for anything, you're safe, now, aren't you? nt MADem Aug 2012 #117

not safe from the hype and slavering. HiPointDem Aug 2012 #119

Unwarranted adulation? Really? MADem Aug 2012 #140

Given the unrec feature any thought lately Skinner? lpbk2713 Aug 2012 #17

Heh heh! Gotta say, I wouldn't mind seeing it back again.... nt MADem Aug 2012 #79

That's just what I was talkin' bout. nt MADem Aug 2012 #20

I hate Limbaugh too.... fadedrose Aug 2012 #33

with the exception of Amy dsc Aug 2012 #105

This obamanut2012 Aug 2012 #60

I like how you wrote this! hamsterjill Aug 2012 #130

"Just what has Chelsea Clinton done that makes her so admirable?" NCTraveler Aug 2012 #11

lol. cali Aug 2012 #13

Meow. Guess it bothers some people that she didn't turn into a drunken coke whore. n/t progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #14

She has said that she wants to "give something back to society." Great qualifier in my book. nanabugg Aug 2012 #16

Good for her. hifiguy Aug 2012 #27

i know lots of people who want to give back. they're unlikely to become political representatives HiPointDem Aug 2012 #29

However, I imagine those same persons are yet admired by people, regardless of political connections LanternWaste Aug 2012 #44

they're admired by as many people as clinton would be were it not for her political connections. HiPointDem Aug 2012 #58

oh for pity's sake. I said she may well be a lovely person. cali Aug 2012 #34

she won the sperm and egg lottery Angry Dragon Aug 2012 #24

I heard today that she is supporting a sanctuary for orphaned baby elephants. MoonRiver Aug 2012 #26

i just *love* baby animals !!! BOG PERSON Aug 2012 #30

Well, a lot of people in this world care deeply about animals, babies and adults. MoonRiver Aug 2012 #36

I imagine it's much more convenient to a particular point of view to both minimize and trivialize an LanternWaste Aug 2012 #46

She's not Bristol Palin MotherPetrie Aug 2012 #28

LOL ananda Aug 2012 #35

If she can win and advance the Democratic agenda, I'll swoon once a day and twice on Sundays stevenleser Aug 2012 #37

So you are basing this merely on how she earns her living? PotatoChip Aug 2012 #39

Why don't we save this Chelsea attack for when she runs against a true progressive? jillan Aug 2012 #40

You realize that America watched her grow up from a kid into an adult. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2012 #42

Yes, I do realize that. As someone who's always been keenly aware of the difference cali Aug 2012 #50

Well, of course not. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2012 #54

Why Don't You Shit-Can The Obama Daughters, As Well? Paladin Aug 2012 #43

uh, perhaps because I didn't shit can her. cali Aug 2012 #45

Don't Be Obtuse. Paladin Aug 2012 #55

I didn not in any way shape or form, trash her. cali Aug 2012 #61

Cali didn't trash Chelsea. Cali presented facts, which have a subtext. Dreamer Tatum Aug 2012 #83

Yeah, sure...because any old "spoiled entitled 1%er scumbag" would speak out vociferously in support MADem Aug 2012 #91

I'm not cherry picking her priorities. Dreamer Tatum Aug 2012 #118

Gee, if we tossed everyone over the side that ever worked at a "morally objectionable" workplace, MADem Aug 2012 #141

I was thinking the exact same thing. whathehell Aug 2012 #109

I don't understand it either Marrah_G Aug 2012 #47

exactly. This thread went just about as I expected cali Aug 2012 #52

But here's the thing--she hasn't expressed a desire to do that, so why beat her up? MADem Aug 2012 #94

one more time, my dear. and just for you. cali Aug 2012 #111

Yeah...that's REAL clear from your OP...NOT. Or your follow-on comments. MADem Aug 2012 #145

She kept her head above the fray when even attacked in ops and articles mfcorey1 Aug 2012 #49

I didn't see the swooning but I am pleased that any child grows up in that glass bowl can end up grantcart Aug 2012 #53

Sometimes DU can be like Tiger Beat Throd Aug 2012 #56

Tiger Beat? This is more like a beat-down in the Junior High Bathroom. MADem Aug 2012 #95

This message was self-deleted by its author limpyhobbler Aug 2012 #57

nevermind. I probably misunderstood the thread. limpyhobbler Aug 2012 #74

And you probably never will. jonthebru Aug 2012 #64

that depends on her. cali Aug 2012 #67

Geez, she was asked the question, she answered... Spazito Aug 2012 #65

one more time: I'm criticizing the response to her by cali Aug 2012 #68

Well, your OP and subsequent responses re her privileged upbringing, etc,... Spazito Aug 2012 #92

no, really not. cali Aug 2012 #106

+1 nt MADem Aug 2012 #115

The scions of nobility and/or celebrity are often thought admirable because of their bloodlines. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2012 #69

I'm glad she turned out well. Redford Aug 2012 #73

I hear she is an independent strong-willed woman Enrique Aug 2012 #77

She inherited well. moondust Aug 2012 #80

Well, she's always handled herself well in public under joeybee12 Aug 2012 #81

It's like movie stars. The same ones over & over, and the new ones are usually related to the old The_Casual_Observer Aug 2012 #82

often times they're also related to the 1%. jane fonda wasn't only henry's daughter, she was HiPointDem Aug 2012 #99

Google just about any of them anymore, parents are actors, directors, producers or something The_Casual_Observer Aug 2012 #114

I think she's a lovely young woman. I don't like her or dislike her based soley on her last name. NYC Liberal Aug 2012 #84

^^ This. n/t gkhouston Aug 2012 #86

I wouldn't so much as say that people swoon over her but that avebury Aug 2012 #87

Anything would be better than her being a Special Reporter for NBC..... bobburgster Aug 2012 #90

Avenue Capital does the same kind of thing Bain does: HiPointDem Aug 2012 #96

that's too stark a question for many in this thread cali Aug 2012 #102

it's the hypocrisy. HiPointDem Aug 2012 #103

Not much best I can tell ProgressiveProfessor Aug 2012 #100

To be blunt, anyone who grows up famous and turns out to be anything other than a reprobate Bluenorthwest Aug 2012 #108

Alice Longworth Roosevelt and Margaret Truman Daniels come to mind kskiska Aug 2012 #110

She's probably generated millions in fees for the Wall Street firms she has worked for. Nye Bevan Aug 2012 #112

She's a smart, strong, hardworking, mzmolly Aug 2012 #113

So are millions of other people, people that couldn't even dream of being elected The_Casual_Observer Aug 2012 #116

I'm not sure what your point is? mzmolly Aug 2012 #139

Have you Shankapotomus Aug 2012 #121

why are you so hostile Duppers Aug 2012 #122

I don't think the poster was being hostile Marrah_G Aug 2012 #132

Swooning for Chelsea's prospective run is swooning for the Clinton presidency. Orsino Aug 2012 #124

She hasn't gotten in trouble, drugs, bad crowd, pregnant, car acidents, shoplifting..... DainBramaged Aug 2012 #126

How many people at 32 have? bluestateguy Aug 2012 #127

At 32 Bill Clinton was elected Governor of Arkansas UnrepentantLiberal Aug 2012 #136

her dad? law professor (u of ark) after college, mcgovern campaign coordinator at 26, HiPointDem Aug 2012 #137

Rabble rabble rabble! n/t Scootaloo Aug 2012 #131

Seems as though she enjoys the company of large corporations. Alduin Aug 2012 #138

No more so than JFK Jr. and Caroline and various and sundry Kennedys treestar Aug 2012 #142

Errrrrr....how about JFK SENIOR? His daddy was a bootlegger and a starlet-screwer, but he was also MADem Aug 2012 #147

Yeah if JFK Jr or SR were born into my family treestar Aug 2012 #152

WHY dump on Chelsea, leave that to the rethugs they've done since she was 12. nt Raine Aug 2012 #148

Yeah, seriously... liberallibral Aug 2012 #151

She would have to PRove herself, Caroline being a Kennedy didn't help her JI7 Aug 2012 #153

Nothing like a thread on president's daughters to really bring out DU's class. (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #154

Eight years as first daughter in a highly toxic environment? nt DCKit Aug 2012 #155

I don't admire her, but I'd support her for the lulz. joshcryer Aug 2012 #156